Hair insole



J. T. STORY.

HAIR INSOLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1920.

1, 35] 726 Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

" 301mm smear/or NEW YORK, 1\I.'

j HAIR, Insets.

--App1ication filed February 2, 1920. Serial 1\To. 355,832. n

To all whom it may concern.- 7 V 1 Be it known that I, Jenn T. STORY, acitl zen of the United States, residing atNew a new and-improved insole composed chiefly oflayers of hair loosely matted and sewed together. r I

Another object of the invention is toprovide a process for making the insole.

These and other features of the invention will be illustrated in the drawings, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the insole, the upper and lower hair layer being partially turned back to expose the intermediate layer. p

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the insole on the line 2 x of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate like parts. r I

In the drawings, reference-numeral l'indicates the insole made up of an interme diate layer 2 of paper stock or felt paper or canvas and of the top and bottom layers 3 and 4 made up of hair and suitable backing and binding material 5 and 6 for holding the hair together and in shape.

Goat hair or cow hair is preferably used although it is understood that other kinds of hair can be used as well. This hair is first teased by a picking machine which makes it soft and takes out the lumpsand cleans it as well. This hair is then evenly distributed on a web of felt paper 2, the upper side of which is coatedlightly with fresh paste so that the hair will adhere thereto. A web of this felt paper is first stretched on the table and the hair is loosely sifted thereon so as tobe evenly distributed thereover to the proper thickness. This layer may be fed directly and continuously to the web by the picking machine and a web about 36 wide is preferably used. in either case whetherthe hair is placed thereon by hand or'machine.

The layer of hair is then preferably covered over with a web of thin paper and the felt paper, the layer of hair and the paper. cover are rolled up into a roll in which form the material is kept until the paste or glue Specification of Letters Patent. I Pat gfitgd A gpgijgigfo;

has had an ample timetodry. After the i paste is dried the felt paper and the 'layer of hair with the. paper cover removed therefrom are passed througha' sewingunachine which sews a number of parallel-rowsof stitches through the layer of --felt"paper and hair, securely-holding the layerof-hair and felt paper together. These stitches run preferably several rows to the inch; The

paper web'covering the 'hair is rolled up as fast as the hairis uncovered in the sewing operation and the sewing progresses as fast as the hair is uncovered, so that only a small.

area of the unsewed hair and 'felt'paper is exposed at a time. This completes theupper layer. The" felt paper I and the hair-are rolled'up as fast asit is sewed. ;It is thereafter unrolled with the blank slde up and another layer of hair is put on the blank side as follows:

A-web of cheese cloth or light buckram- 5 or 6 or crinoline is first stretchedon a table. Any light fabric of coarse weave will answer the purpose. The hair is then loosely sifted on the fabric so that a layer of it isevenly distributed over it to the proper thickness. The fabric is coated 'with a-sizing, that assists in holding it in place. The hair may or may not be covered with a web ofpaper and it is then rolled into a roll. passed throughthe sewing machine which stitches several rows to the inch. The upper layer of the felting paper is then lightly coated w1th paste and the layer of fabric and hair is placed thereon and :the paper The fabric and hair are then and the two layers of hair arethen rolled 3 into a roll, in which shape it is left to dry and set.

The web thus formed is then passed through a cutting machine which cuts the insoles by a punching die from the web of threelayers and each insole is sewed close to the margin thereof with a row ofstitching ,so as to hold the three layers together attheedge.

As a substitute for the marginalrow of stitches or in addition thereto, the layers may be held together by stitches passing around the edge of theinsole in the manner ordinarily known as over-casting.

It is well known that. hair has hygroscopic qualitiesthat are peculiar to itself. It readily absorbs and holds moisture and will therefore absorb the dampness from the feet and stockings and keep them dry and Will keep the shoes dry as well when it is used as an insole. This moisture is easily removed by removing the insole from the shoes and separately drying them, after which they may be used again.

made inthis manner are cheap and durable and .are. capable of keeping the wearers feet warm and dry and form a good cushion for the feet and are pliable and sanitary as well.

It will also be understood that the second layer of hair-may be sifted directly onto the intermediate layer in the same manner that the first layer is placed thereon and the three layers can be passed through thesewingmachine which will save the three layers simultaneously so that one sewing operation I will be sufiicientfor both layers of hair, and

- the cheese cloth, buckram or crinoline may then be omitted;

Iclaim:- I f v 1. An insolehaving an intermediate layer of binding material, a layer of hair loosely disposed on one side thereof and stitched thereto, a layer onthe other'side formed of a thin fabric with layer of hair loosely The insoles or disposed thereon and stitched thereto, the

- second layer being fastened to the intermediate layer by an adhesive;

2. An insole having an intermediate layer of bindlng material, a layer of hair loosely y disposed on one side thereof and stitched thereto, a layer on the other sideformed of a thin fabric with alayer ofhair loosely 'disposed thereon and stitched thereto, the second layer being fastened tothe inter-- stitching the hair to the intermediate layer) then fastening by an adhesive to the other side of the intermediate layer a layer of hair andfabric sewedtogether, the hair and fabric beingfastened to the intermediate from the web thus formed. Intestimony whereof I affix mysi nature.

. JOHN T. ST RY.

' layer by an adhesive, and cutting the insoles 

